Northumberland Street: Mechanics Institute
Details
Deposited Plan Number: | no data |
Date: | 1859 |
Plans Register: | no data |
Street: | Northumberland Street |
Property Name / Number: | No 9 (Friendly and Trades Club) |
Area: | Town Centre, HD1 1RL |
District: | Kirklees |
Town: | Huddersfield |
Grid Reference: | SE1461016999 |
Building Project: | Mechanics Institute |
Type: | no data |
Applicant: | no data |
Applicant Address: | no data |
Architect: | Travis & Mangnall |
Architect Address: | Manchester |
Status of Project: | no data |
Contractor: | no data |
Contractor Address: | no data |
Work Commenced: | 1859 |
Work Completed: | no data |
Occupants: | no data |
Subsequent Alterations / History: | Existing, Converted to apartments late 1990s including addition of Modern Roof, Grade II Listed (23 February 1977) |
English Heritage Listing: | no data |
Location of Archives: | 404112 |
Buildings of Huddersfield ID: | 3874 |
Additional Information
Foundation stone laid 1859. Former Mechanics' Institute. Hammer dressed stone. Hipped slate roof. One storey. Full entablature; frieze part ornamented with scroll motif, part inscribed "Mechanics Institution". console-shaped modillions. 3 blind arches with moulded voussoirs and continuous moulded imposts, and wreathed roundels in tympana. Each one surmounts tripartite opening, divided by Tuscan pilasters, the flanking openings have sash windows, central opening has double doors with 10 panels up flight of steps flanked by moulded and fluted cast iron torcheres. Continuous plain sill band. Area with 2 tripartite sashes, and cast iron railings with spear finials. 2 C18 wings to rear of main block. One faces Northgate, and is built of hammer dressed stone, with a hipped stone slate roof. 3 storeys. Modillioned eaves cornice. Raised quoins. 5 ranges of sashes with glazing bars in plain raised surrounds. Door with 4 fielded panels and fanlight in moulded surround with cornice: rusticated ashlar zone between door and 1st floor window above. The other faces Friendly Street, and is built of hammer-dressed stone, with a pitched stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 2 stone mullioned sashes on 1st floor, one 4-light and one 3-light.
Extract from the Historic England web site.
https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1229273
Location
What's Nearby?
Record | Distance (feet & meters) | |
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Northumberland Street: No 14 and 16 | 188ft | 57m |
Northumberland Street: New Post Office (1874) - plan# 331 | 280ft | 85m |
St. Peter's Street: No 23 and 25 | 304ft | 93m |
Byram Street, Brook Street, Lord Street: New Wholesale Market (1887) - plan# 1706 | 314ft | 96m |
Northumberland Street: New Post Office Building (1914) (1914) | 322ft | 98m |